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Any Hockey fans out there?

Just curious. I am not a fan of most sports but I really, really like hockey for some reason!

I have always liked hockey but after I met my Boyfriend (who is from Detroit), I have become a Red Wings fan. (Gooo Zetterberg!)
I was really sad about the lock out this year but have been super stoked since they've started games back up again.

ANYWAY I know this is short and not really specific but I just wanted to see who else out there watches hockey and what teams you follow!

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A Facebook group I created for Eventers in the West Region of the U.S.Remy - My OTTB Gelding! Love him to pieces!

My 12 year old son plays and Mr. Stolen coaches his team. My son is a Sharks fan, and his number is 19 after Joe Thorton. Me, well not really into sports except I do like to see my son play, just don't like see any of the kids get hurt.

Grew up watching hockey in my house (dad's side is French-Canadian). Chicago Blackhawks fan here! My brother, sister-in-law and I also have had part-season tickets to the AHL's Chicago Wolves for a few years now and enjoy the fact that they're relatively inexpensive and family-friendly but still a high level of hockey. We weren't entirely thrilled when the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg as Atlanta was the Wolves NHL affiliate. They're now the farm team for the Vancouver Canucks and as a Blackhawks fan it was hard to swallow (it STILL is!). It's also interesting when the Wolves play the Rockford Icehogs (the Blackhawks' farm team) because we're torn as to who to cheer for!

It's not about the color of the ribbon but the quality of the ride. Having said that, I'd like the blue one please!

And Cabaret SK, I've been following the Jets also since they ended up with a couple of the Hawks' players when they had to dump salary after their cup win (Ladd and Buff), plus when the Wolves won the Calder Cup in 2008 Pavelec was their goalie. Been rooting for him to do well in the NHL.

It's not about the color of the ribbon but the quality of the ride. Having said that, I'd like the blue one please!

Hockey fan - checking in! But I am Canadian, so it's kind of a given
I am a fan of the Ottawa Senators since they rejoined the league, but grew up watching Detroit (my brother's idol was Steve Yzerman)...
My grandfather (mother's side) was offered a contract with the original Ottawa Senators, but it was the year that they were moving to St. Louis. He turned it down to stay home and work the farm... If he had lived to see it, I think he would have loved having the Sens back.

I'm a die-hard hockey fan. I was bummed out during the lock-out, but so happy now that the NHL is back. I've been a Pittsburgh Penguins fan for a very long time. I try to get to a game in Pittsburgh every year, but the lock-out messed up my plans for this year.
I'll never forget my first game in the old Igloo, during Mario Lemieux's last year before retiring (the first time). Second best game I went to was a game 6 playoff game against Buffalo that went into OT. The Pens had to win to push it to a game 7. 3 of my favorite players scored in that game (Kovalev, Lemieux, and Straka...Jagr had a goal disallowed).
By the way, I have way too many jerseys now. To name just a few: Lemieux (circa 1997), Ronnie Francis, Straka (signed by a bunch of players), Kovalev, Crosby, Malkin, and Fleury. Next one I want to get is Letang...with such a classic Pittsburgh number of 58.

Love hockey. Grew up in Detroit, so of course a Wings fan (So sorry to see Lidstrom retire!). But I've been in Nashville since the year before the Predators formed, so I've liked the Preds from the start!

I grew up as a rink rat. My brother played hockey forever. I figure skated for a few years. Then as an adult, in Nashville of all places, I joined a women's hockey league. What a total blast! Loved it.

Glad hockey is back. NHL seems to bounce back well from these silly stoppages.

DH and I are both big hockey fans. He grew up in Denver (good college hockey town) and somehow became a Red Wings fan (though he does like the Avs). I grew up in the south with no hockey nearby....I simply started liking Pittsburgh when I was ten (because they're Penguins....yes, that's the reason). I've stuck with Pittsburgh through the years, though...and when watching games (especially playoffs) I still wear my Penguins shirt my Dad got me when I was in junior high. It's my good luck charm.

I also got into the semi-pro/farm league teams when I lived in the Hampton Roads area of VA (yay, Admirals!).